Carl's shop sells dresses and jackets. A dress is sold at $84 and a jacket is sold at
27 of the price of the dress. On Sunday, Carl sold
79 of the items in his shop and collected $936.
57 of the items sold were dresses. How many items were unsold after Sunday?
Price of the jacket
=
27 x 84
= $24
| |
Sold dresses |
Sold jackets |
Unsold items |
Total |
| Number |
5 u |
2 u |
2 u |
9 u |
| Value |
$84 |
$24 |
|
|
| Total value |
420 u |
48 u |
|
|
Total amount collected from selling the dresses and the jackets
= 420 u + 48 u
= 468 u
468 u = 936
1 u = 936 ÷ 468 = 2
Total number of items = 9 u
Number of items sold = 7 u
Number of items unsold
= 9 u - 7 u
= 2 u
= 2 x 2
= 4
Answer(s): 4
